Thailand’s new 90-day visa for long-stay tourists has just been announced by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, during a cabinet meeting on September 15. This new visa will be the first stage of general tourism reopening in Thailand, by first allowing long-stay tourists who agree to spend at least 90 days in the nation, jump-starting the …

Whether we like it or not, the COVID-19 vaccine is right around the corner and it’s going to have a big impact on the way we travel in 2021.  We’ve been following travel in the COVID-19 world since the very beginning. From the time countries first started shutting down, to the reopening of nations around …

Puerto Rico has once again reopened for tourism as of September 12th after a surge in COVID-19 cases caused a second shutdown. The reopening will allow for the Puerto Rico’s beaches, theaters, casinos and gyms to once again open.  Governor Wanda Vazquez issued the executive order after a drop of almost 4000 COVID-19 cases compared …

Puerto Rico is officially reopening its borders for tourism on July 15th, 2020. Puerto Rico has announced a series of rules and regulations for entry. Entry Requirements Travelers must produce a negative COVID-19 test result obtained within 72 hours of arrival. Visitors who fail to bring a negative test result with them will be subject …

On August 31st, many South American countries, including Colombia, Argentina and Peru, had border closure regulations that were set to expire. No one knew if they were going to extend the border closures once again, or remove them, jump-starting the reopening of much of the continent. However, the expirations were met with many extensions, resulting …

The Governor of Quintana Roo has announced that the entire state has a reduced risk of COVID-19 transmission as the epidemiological light was dropped from ‘orange’ to ‘yellow’. This allows Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and the Riviera Maya to begin the next stage of tourism reopening which includes increased hotel capacities and the opening of …

Belize will officially begin reopening its borders for tourism on October 1st, 2020, Prime Minister, Dean Barrow announced.  The reopening was originally planned for August 15th, 2020 but was delayed after a surge in COVID-19 cases. Entry Requirements Travelers must book flights and hotel Hotel will inform traveler that the Belize Health app must be …

Turkey has officially reopened its borders to all tourists under normal travel regulations. Major update: June 29th Turkey has reopened for tourism and is accepting all nations to visit. The embassy for the United Kingdom in Turkey stated: “All passengers, of all nationalities, who meet Turkish immigration rules are permitted entry to Turkey from 12 …

Travel Off Path has been following countries as they reopen their borders since the very beginning when Mexico became the first country to welcome back tourists.  Lets face it, Mexico has become king. While we may not have the final numbers yet, I can place bets that Mexico has one of the strongest tourism recoveries …

The government of Uruguay has made the tough decision to keep international borders closed a little longer, until at least October 31, in part of because the extremely high rates in neighboring nations. Uruguay has been the most successful nation in all of Latin America to combat the spread and outbreak of Covid-19 within its …

The Hong Kong government is in high-level talks to reopen its borders with 11 countries in a new travel bubble as the country looks to rebuild its economy. The region’s Commerce minister Edward Yau Tang-wah said anyone allowed to travel within the bubble would be mandated to undergo COVID-19 PCR testing at both ends of …

Cruising is beginning to make its comeback. 10 Cruise Lines have now resumed operations since the worldwide halt of cruising back in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This past weekend Carnival corporation owned Costa Cruises was the tenth cruise line to restart operations with the Costa Deliziosa departing from Trieste, Italy. On August 16th …